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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Sobolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manuel Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobolev has his takedown stuffed
and Fernandes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sobolev being controlled here, momentarily.
Sobolev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fernandes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fernandes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sobolev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sobolev working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobolev has a closed guard, preventing Fernandes from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sobolev misses with a takedown attempt
and Fernandes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fernandes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Fernandes wants to free his trapped foot but Sobolev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fernandes wants to stand up but Sobolev is controlling the position.
Fernandes looks gassed!
Fernandes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sobolev tries to hold on but Fernandes pushes him away.
Fernandes stands up from mount. Strange move.
Sobolev shoots and misses
and Fernandes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fernandes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxim Sobolev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobolev trying to keep a closed guard but Fernandes is proving a slippery customer.
Fernandes wanted to stand there but Sobolev had control of the position.
Sobolev trying to keep a closed guard but Fernandes is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes wants to stand and escape but instead Sobolev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fernandes is looking to stand up but Sobolev isn't so interested in that idea.
Sobolev won't allow Fernandes to sweep him here.
Sobolev lands a couple of digs.
Sobolev stopping the sweep attempt from Fernandes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sobolev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sobolev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sobolev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sobolev is working Fernandes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sobolev landing with the ground and pound.
Sobolev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sobolev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fernandes's head.
Sobolev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fernandes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fernandes has momentary wrist control but Sobolev slips an elbow through the middle.
Fernandes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fernandes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sobolev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sobolev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobolev distracts Fernandes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fernandes wants to stand up but Sobolev is controlling him.
Sobolev chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Fernandes 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.
Sobolev shoots in and gets a takedown into Fernandes's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fernandes wants to stand up but Sobolev is controlling him.
Sobolev lands a couple of digs.
Sobolev connects with a couple of short punches.
Sobolev distracts Fernandes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sobolev postures up and lands a big shot to Fernandes's brow.
Fernandes is looking to stand up but Sobolev isn't so interested in that idea.
Sobolev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sobolev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sobolev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fernandes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sobolev landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobolev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manuel Fernandes has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobolev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fernandes wants to get back to his feet but Sobolev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sobolev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sobolev chips away with some ground and pound.
Sobolev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fernandes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sobolev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fernandes has Sobolev up against the cage in a clinch.
Sobolev is working for takedown but Fernandes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sobolev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fernandes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fernandes misses with a knee strike.
Fernandes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobolev backwards.
Sobolev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fernandes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxim Sobolev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes is pressed up against the cage. Sobolev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fernandes down to the mat. Fernandes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fernandes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sobolev 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.
Sobolev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fernandes pulls his head out easily.
Sobolev trying to control here.
It looks like Fernandes is going to stand back up.
Sobolev is refusing to be controlled, as Fernandes sits in half guard.
Sobolev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fernandes pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fernandes wants to get back to his feet.
Fernandes wants to pass to mount but Sobolev is defending the position.
Fernandes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Fernandes wants to advance to full mount but Sobolev doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sobolev looking for a guillotine here but Fernandes defends easily.
Sobolev has a closed guard, preventing Fernandes from standing up.
Fernandes stands up from Sobolev's guard - Fernandes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sobolev misses with a takedown attempt
and Fernandes counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobolev stops Fernandes from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Fernandes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sobolev with a poor takedown
and Fernandes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fernandes decides to stand up.
Sobolev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fernandes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sobolev is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sobolev has escaped and now he's on top!
Sobolev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fernandes wants to stand up but Sobolev is controlling him.
Fernandes scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Sobolev stops Fernandes from standing up.
Sobolev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fernandes's head.
Sobolev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fernandes's head.
Fernandes looking for a sweep. Not yet Fernandes, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernandes wants to sweep here but Sobolev controlling him for the moment.
Fernandes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sobolev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fernandes's head.
Sobolev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fernandes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sobolev is controlling him.
Fernandes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fernandes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sobolev was covering up waiting for the punch and Fernandes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fernandes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sobolev's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobolev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sobolev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fernandes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fernandes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sobolev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sobolev trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes working some strikes from top position.
Fernandes passes Sobolev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
It looks like Fernandes is going to stand back up.
Sobolev wants to control the action here but instead Fernandes manages to pass to full mount!
Sobolev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fernandes is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Sobolev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fernandes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sobolev!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxim Sobolev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev tries to hold on but Fernandes postures up.
Fernandes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fernandes controlling his opponent.
Fernandes tries to control but Sobolev wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sobolev kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Maxim Sobolev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manuel Fernandes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Fernandes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fernandes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Fernandes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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