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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Oleg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Legba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Legba's choice of entrance music: "Cruising in Miami" by Bass 305. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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166 cm
25
147 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Oleg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Papa Legba!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legba misses the jab.
Legba tries to move into range but Oleg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Legba misses with a right hand
and Oleg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Legba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Viktor Oleg has been cut.
Legba misses with an uppercut.
Oleg looking to score a takedown here. Legba is defending well but Oleg drives through and ends up in Legba's guard.
Oleg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legba is keeping the position for now.
Legba trying to keep a closed guard but Oleg is proving a slippery customer.
Legba keeping moving, preventing Oleg from controlling successfully.
Legba seems keen to control Oleg's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Legba misses with a double jab.
A jab lands there for Legba.
Legba throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oleg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Legba's guard.
Legba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oleg trying to control but Legba is working from the bottom.
Oleg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oleg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oleg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba is pulling down on Oleg's head. It's preventing any offense from Oleg, at least for the moment.
Oleg is looking to work some ground and pound but Legba has wrist control.
Oleg tries to free his leg and advance position but Legba is retaining full guard.
Oleg trying to control but Legba is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Viktor Oleg wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Oleg misses with a body shot.
Legba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legba thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Legba misses
and Oleg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oleg.
Legba looks to throw the jab but Oleg is out of range.
Oleg walks into a left hand.
Oleg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oleg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Legba's hands.
Oleg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Legba scores with a punch to the head.
Legba throws a lazy uppercut
and Oleg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Legba misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legba connects with a looping right hand.
Oleg just misses with a punch to the body.
Legba misses with a lunging right hand
and Oleg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Legba lands a slapping body shot.
Oleg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Legba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Legba.
Legba misses with a wild body shot.
Legba throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Oleg counter with a right hand.
Oleg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Legba gets caught napping as Oleg dives in and scores a takedown. Legba manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Viktor Oleg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viktor Oleg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Legba throws a body punch but Oleg moves out of range.
Oleg is looking to wear down Legba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oleg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legba.
Legba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Legba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Legba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Legba thows a body shot but no joy.
Oleg dives in and grabs Legba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Legba pushes down on Oleg's head and hops out.
Oleg digs a good hook to Legba's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legba scores with the left hand. Oleg knows he should have avoided that one.
Legba connects with a looping right hand.
A nice combination there by Legba.
Legba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba lands a nice shot that snaps Oleg's head back.
Papa Legba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legba misses with an uppercut
and Oleg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Legba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oleg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Legba's guard.
Oleg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oleg wants to control from the top but Legba keeps moving.
Oleg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Legba is proving hard to escape from.
Oleg trying to control the position from guard on top but Legba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Viktor Oleg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oleg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Legba!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Legba blocking the ground and pound.
Oleg misses with some ground and pound and Legba recovers position to half guard.
Oleg not doing much here.
Oleg slips a nice elbow through Legba's hands, connecting with Legba's forehead.
Legba holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Oleg wants to stand up but Legba is controlling the position.
Legba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Legba is looking for a sweep.
Legba takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oleg fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Viktor Oleg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oleg is trying to ground and pound but Legba uses the momentary lack of control by Oleg to regain half guard.
Legba missing with punches from the bottom.
Legba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Legba.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleg wanted to stand there but Legba had control of the position.
Legba keeping full guard, as Oleg tries to pass.
Oleg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oleg connects with a couple of short punches.
Oleg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Legba is proving hard to escape from.
Oleg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Oleg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Oleg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oleg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Legba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Legba misses with a hook
and Oleg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Legba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oleg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legba.
Oleg manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Legba on his heels. He'll look to pass Legba's guard now, I'm sure.
Oleg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Legba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oleg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Legba working a defensive guard here.
Oleg wants to pass the guard but Legba is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba trying to control the position.
Oleg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oleg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Legba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oleg has managed to get both his arms back between Legba's legs - danger averted.
Oleg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oleg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oleg thows a big elbow that misses.
Viktor Oleg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oleg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Viktor Oleg just wasn't active enough.
Legba misses with a lunging right hand
and Oleg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Legba swings widly with a right hand
and Oleg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Legba's guard.
Oleg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oleg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Legba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oleg is pushing down on Legba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Legba is fighting to maintain full guard but Oleg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oleg is keen to just control but Legba is a slippery customer.
Oleg trying to mount his opponent but Legba defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba is looking to control Oleg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Legba avoid being mounted?
Oleg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Oleg seems content to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Legba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oleg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oleg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Legba throws a lazy right hand but Oleg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oleg connects with a body shot.
Oleg dodges the punch combination from Legba.
Papa Legba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oleg misses with a body shot
and Legba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Legba blocks a jab.
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.
Oleg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Legba circles away.
Legba clobbers Oleg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Legba tries to bum rush Oleg with a series of wild strikes but Oleg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oleg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Legba slaps away a takedown attempt from Oleg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Legba swings widly with a right hand
and Oleg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legba throws a poor cross that misses
and Oleg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Legba throws a shot from downtown. Oleg moves away and avoids it.
Papa Legba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oleg slips under a jab.
Legba misses the body punch
and Oleg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Oleg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oleg, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Oleg!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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