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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Krushtov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gynther Gail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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260 lbs
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189 cm
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Petr Krushtov!
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, Gynther Gail!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krushtov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gail looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gail tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Gail's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gail tries to bench press Krushtov off him but Krushtov keeps the position.
Krushtov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gail!
Krushtov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Krushtov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gail can't escape the position.
Krushtov looking to ground and pound but Gail is blocking nicely.
Krushtov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gail has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Krushtov looking to ground and pound but Gail is blocking nicely.
Gail is in all sorts of trouble here.
Krushtov controlling the pace for now.
Gail is trying to escape the mount.
Gail is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krushtov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Krushtov working Gail over with strikes here.
Krushtov controlling the position easily from mount.
Krushtov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gail is in a horrible position here. Krushtov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Krushtov looking to control but Gail is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Krushtov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gail's face.
Gail is trying desperately to improve position.
Krushtov working Gail over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gail taking shots to the head.
Gail keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gail looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krushtov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Krushtov controlling the pace for now.
Gail sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Krushtov is nestled in close to Gail, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Krushtov blocks the strikes from Gail.
Still in half guard, Krushtov seems content to control.
Krushtov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Krushtov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Krushtov content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krushtov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krushtov landing punches.
Krushtov landing shots from mount.
Krushtov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gail is looking to escape.
Krushtov with good strikes from the mount here!
Krushtov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Krushtov scoring with strikes but Gail is staying in there.
Gail regains half guard.
Krushtov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Krushtov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gail!
Gail is squirming around, avoiding Krushtov's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krushtov dominating with strikes here.
Krushtov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gail is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gail throwing hammer fists to the chest of Krushtov. What's that going to do exactly?
Gail really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Krushtov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gail slips a straight right by Krushtov.
Gail with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krushtov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gail trying to control but Krushtov postures up.
Krushtov is looking to take a break and control but Gail is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krushtov lands strikes from half guard.
Gail tries to roll over but Krushtov keeps him under control.
Krushtov working over Gail with some ground and pound. Gail looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gail missing with punches from the bottom.
Krushtov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krushtov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gail, pushing him back against the cage.
Krushtov blocks the elbow strike.
Krushtov stops a takedown attempt from Gail.
Gail is breathing heavily.
Krushtov is working for takedown but Gail is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gail looking for a takedown.
Petr Krushtov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gynther Gail.
Krushtov tightens his grip and picks Gail up, before dumping him to the ground. Gail manages to land in guard.
Gail controls Krushtov momentarily but Krushtov frees himself.
Gail looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krushtov is one step ahead there.
Krushtov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gail's guard.
Gail is looking to improve his position.
Krushtov blocks the strikes from Gail.
Gail manages to get to full guard.
Gail pulls Krushtov in close to prevent any damage.
Gail is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krushtov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gail is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gail wants to sweep but no luck.
Gail is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Krushtov content to stall in guard here.
Gail tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petr Krushtov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krushtov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Krushtov is in close to Gail's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Krushtov postures up.
Krushtov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Krushtov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gail on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krushtov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gail wants to sweep but no luck.
Gail is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gail bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krushtov's guard.
Gail content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gail trying to control but Krushtov is working from the bottom.
Krushtov keeping full guard, as Gail tries to pass.
Gail thows a big elbow that misses.
Krushtov is looking to stand up but Gail isn't so interested in that idea.
Gail wants to control from the top but Krushtov keeps moving.
Krushtov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gail gets a takedown into half guard.
Gail wants to control but Krushtov is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krushtov controlling the position well.
Krushtov is pressing down on Gail's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krushtov is on top in guard.
Gail is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gail working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krushtov.
Gail keeping full guard, as Krushtov tries to pass.
Krushtov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gail preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gail throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gail is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gail keeping moving, preventing Krushtov from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Krushtov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Gail tries for a takedown but Krushtov circles away easily
and Krushtov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gail won't be happy with that.
Krushtov controlling the position.
Krushtov blocks the strikes from Gail.
Gail sneaks back into half guard.
Gail is looking to control Krushtov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gail avoid being mounted?
Gail wants to get back to full guard.
Gail missing with punches from the bottom.
Gail is looking to improve his position.
Krushtov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gail with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gail takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krushtov trying to mount his opponent but Gail defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Krushtov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Krushtov controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krushtov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krushtov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gail actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Krushtov lands a nice short elbow.
Gail wants to improve his position but Krushtov is controlling well.
Krushtov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Krushtov working over Gail with some ground and pound. Gail looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gail is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krushtov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gail tries to avoid it but Krushtov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gail to the ground. Gail escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krushtov throws a nice looking combination but Gail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petr Krushtov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krushtov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gail throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gail works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gail throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Krushtov thows a big elbow that misses.
Gail looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krushtov wants to control from the top but Gail keeps moving.
Gail working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krushtov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gail keeping moving, preventing Krushtov from controlling successfully.
Krushtov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gail is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Krushtov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Krushtov stopping the sweep attempt from Gail.
Gail can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krushtov controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krushtov passes into half guard.
Krushtov is looking to take a break and control but Gail is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gail is looking for a sweep. Krushtov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krushtov passes to side control.
Krushtov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gail manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gail tries to get to full guard but Krushtov has control of the leg.
Gail moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Krushtov stays in close to Gail's body and controls the position.
Gail is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gail throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Krushtov scoring with some ground and pound.
Krushtov postures up.
Krushtov stopping the sweep attempt from Gail.
Gail looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Krushtov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gail's guard.
Gail landing strikes from the bottom.
Gail is trying to control but can't.
Gail gets back to full guard.
Gail escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krushtov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Krushtov wants to control from the top but Gail keeps moving.
Gynther Gail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Petr Krushtov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krushtov 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Petr Krushtov!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Petr Krushtov!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Petr Krushtov!
Petr Krushtov wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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