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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artur Szyszkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideon Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gideon Gonzalez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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200 cm
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188 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Szyszkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gideon Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Szyszkowski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gonzalez quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szyszkowski is looking for a kimura but Gonzalez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Szyszkowski to get the leverage.
Szyszkowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gonzalez wants to get back to full guard.
Szyszkowski seems to be working for a kimura but Gonzalez defends the submission attempt.
Szyszkowski is working for a kimura here but Gonzalez manages to reverse the position and he's now in Szyszkowski's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szyszkowski keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Szyszkowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Szyszkowski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gonzalez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control but Szyszkowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Szyszkowski is working for an americana but Gonzalez has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Szyszkowski was thinking about the submission.
Szyszkowski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gonzalez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gonzalez has escaped and now he's on top!
Gonzalez is fighting to break Szyszkowski's control of his arms but Szyszkowski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez won't allow Szyszkowski to sweep him here.
Gonzalez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Szyszkowski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Szyszkowski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Szyszkowski!
Szyszkowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Szyszkowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Szyszkowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szyszkowski goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gonzalez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Szyszkowski but great work by Gonzalez.
Szyszkowski is looking for a sweep.
Gonzalez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Szyszkowski keeps working.
Gonzalez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Szyszkowski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gonzalez but great work by Szyszkowski.
Szyszkowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Gonzalez is defending well.
Szyszkowski wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Szyszkowski dominated that round.
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.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. Szyszkowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Artur Szyszkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szyszkowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well. He's pushed Szyszkowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Szyszkowski shoots in and drives through. Gonzalez sprawls well.
Szyszkowski shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Szyszkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Szyszkowski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gonzalez!
Szyszkowski fails to take his opponent's back.
Gonzalez is looking to improve his position but Szyszkowski isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szyszkowski throws a wild left hand from mount and Gonzalez manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Gonzalez is looking to improve his position.
Gonzalez manages to get to full guard.
Szyszkowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gonzalez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Szyszkowski has Gonzalez in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Szyszkowski keeps moving.
Gonzalez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Szyszkowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Szyszkowski is pulling down on Gonzalez's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to stand but Szyszkowski is controlling from the bottom.
Gonzalez wants to stand and escape but instead Szyszkowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Szyszkowski looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzalez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Szyszkowski pushes Gonzalez off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szyszkowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez avoids it really well and circles away.
Gonzalez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Szyszkowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szyszkowski is working for an americana but Gonzalez has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Szyszkowski was thinking about the submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Artur Szyszkowski will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. Szyszkowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Szyszkowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Gonzalez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Szyszkowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Szyszkowski avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Szyszkowski dives in and grabs Gonzalez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes down on Szyszkowski's head and hops out.
Szyszkowski shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Szyszkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Szyszkowski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gonzalez sprawls well initially but Szyszkowski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Szyszkowski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gonzalez sees it coming and defends easily.
Gonzalez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szyszkowski won't allow Gonzalez to get back to his feet.
Szyszkowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzalez trying to keep a closed guard but Szyszkowski is proving a slippery customer.
Szyszkowski looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gideon Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szyszkowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Szyszkowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Artur Szyszkowski.
Szyszkowski misses with a wild combination.
Szyszkowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szyszkowski wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
Szyszkowski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonzalez, who protects the arm well.
Szyszkowski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gonzalez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Szyszkowski goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gonzalez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Szyszkowski but great work by Gonzalez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to get to his feet but Szyszkowski is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Gonzalez in his guard.
Szyszkowski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Szyszkowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Szyszkowski keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artur Szyszkowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Szyszkowski, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Szyszkowski!
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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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