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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Bruzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Karzamoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bruzinski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hello. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Bruzinski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Karzamoff!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruzinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Bruzinski.
Karzamoff lands the left hand.
Karzamoff looks for the body kick but Bruzinski saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruzinski.
Karzamoff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karzamoff throws a right hand that Bruzinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruzinski also avoids with ease.
Karzamoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruzinski tries to work over Karzamoff's front leg with a kick but Karzamoff checks it.
Bruzinski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karzamoff's sensitive parts.
Karzamoff throws a one two combo.
Karzamoff misses with a kick to the body.
Bruzinski throws a low kick, looking for Karzamoff's leg but Karzamoff calmly moves out of range.
Bruzinski dodges the punch combination from Karzamoff.
A head kick lands from Karzamoff that sends Bruzinski to the canvas. Bruzinski tries to scramble back to his feet but Karzamoff brings him back down into side control.
Bruzinski is rocked!
It looks like Vladimir Bruzinski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzinski is trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Bruzinski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruzinski seems to have got his legs back now.
Karzamoff working away.
Bruzinski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bruzinski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Karzamoff stands up from half guard.
Karzamoff throws a right and a left that Bruzinski avoids nicely.
Bruzinski scores a takedown into full mount!
Bruzinski looking to control but Karzamoff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karzamoff is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski with shots to the head and body - Karzamoff looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bruzinski wants to control the pace but Karzamoff is squirming around nicely.
Bruzinski misses with a head shot.
Karzamoff can't escape the position.
Bruzinski controlling from the full mount.
Karzamoff is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Karzamoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski controlling his opponent.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet.
Karzamoff flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Karzamoff is trying to stand up.
Karzamoff prevents Bruzinski from taking his back.
Bruzinski tries to control but Karzamoff wriggling away.
Karzamoff is wriggling around trying to escape.
Karzamoff wants to control but Bruzinski is having none of it.
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.
Bruzinski looking to control but Karzamoff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Bruzinski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Karzamoff tries to hold on but Bruzinski postures up.
Bruzinski punching from mount but Karzamoff doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Karzamoff's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Karzamoff wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bruzinski.
Karzamoff tries to control the position but Bruzinski now has his back.
Karzamoff has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Bruzinski.
Bruzinski misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Karzamoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Bruzinski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bruzinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruzinski misses with a kick to the body.
Bruzinski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karzamoff's sensitive parts.
Karzamoff misses with a wild combination.
Vladimir Bruzinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karzamoff stuffs the takedown.
Bruzinski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bruzinski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karzamoff is out of range and Bruzinski settles back down.
Bruzinski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruzinski fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Bruzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruzinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karzamoff lands a jab-cross combination.
Bruzinski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bruzinski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzamoff holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bruzinski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Karzamoff trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bruzinski prevents Karzamoff from getting the reversal.
Bruzinski throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Karzamoff because Bruzinski loaded up on that one.
Karzamoff bucks Bruzinski off and manages to get back to his feet!
Bruzinski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karzamoff moves away from the strike by Bruzinski.
Bruzinski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruzinski shoots in for a takedown but Karzamoff shows good takedown defense.
Karzamoff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bruzinski circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karzamoff.
Bruzinski scores with a spinning back kick!
Bruzinski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karzamoff holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bruzinski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bruzinski wants to control the pace but Karzamoff is squirming around nicely.
Bruzinski is really struggling to control Karzamoff but he's trying to hold on to the position.
BOOM! Bruzinski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bruzinski throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bruzinski is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Karzamoff has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Karzamoff!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruzinski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff is looking to stand up but Bruzinski won't let him.
Karzamoff stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bruzinski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Karzamoff!
Karzamoff tries to lock up and control but Bruzinski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bruzinski wants to control the pace but Karzamoff is squirming around nicely.
Karzamoff is looking to improve his position but Bruzinski isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
You get the feeling that Karzamoff really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bruzinski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bruzinski looking to control but Karzamoff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karzamoff wants to hold on but Bruzinski pushes him away.
Bruzinski goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Karzamoff is on top in guard.
Bruzinski is trying to control the position but Karzamoff postures up.
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 Vladimir Bruzinski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Bruzinski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karzamoff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruzinski misses with a takedown
and Karzamoff counters with a three punch combo that has Bruzinski backing up. Bruzinski nods at Karzamoff to acknowledge the strikes.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick but Karzamoff checks it.
Bruzinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruzinski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Karzamoff counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Karzamoff stops Bruzinski from standing up.
Bruzinski wants to control the position but Karzamoff says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bruzinski 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.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzinski is looking for a sweep. Karzamoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bruzinski trying to control but Karzamoff postures up.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet.
Bruzinski is looking for a sweep. Karzamoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karzamoff scores with a one two! Bruzinski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Karzamoff.
Bruzinski scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruzinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruzinski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bruzinski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karzamoff is out of range and Bruzinski settles back down.
Karzamoff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruzinski, right into the meat.
Karzamoff checks the leg kick.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick which misses Karzamoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Karzamoff tries to avoid it.
Bruzinski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karzamoff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Bruzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruzinski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karzamoff counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bruzinski's guard now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bruzinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff wants to get up but he can't break Bruzinski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruzinski has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Karzamoff has passed into side control.
Bruzinski is trying to control Karzamoff's posture but Karzamoff avoids it.
Sergei Karzamoff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karzamoff decides to stand back up.
Bruzinski shoots and misses
and Karzamoff counters with a shoot takedown. Bruzinski fights it but they end up in guard.
Karzamoff drops back looking for a leg! Bruzinski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bruzinski manages to kick Karzamoff off! Karzamoff jumps back into Bruzinski's guard.
Bruzinski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski looking for a guillotine here but Karzamoff defends easily.
Karzamoff preventing the sweep.
Bruzinski is trying to control the position but Karzamoff postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruzinski working for a triangle but Karzamoff defends it easily.
Karzamoff must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Karzamoff stands up from Bruzinski's guard - Karzamoff perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Karzamoff really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Bruzinski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bruzinski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bruzinski trying to control the action but Karzamoff is working from the bottom.
Karzamoff gets back to full guard.
Karzamoff pulls Bruzinski in to control the position.
Bruzinski wants to pass the guard but Karzamoff is keeping the position.
Bruzinski looking to sit in guard and control but Karzamoff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karzamoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruzinski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzinski had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Karzamoff is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bruzinski Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Karzamoff's back instead.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bruzinski is hanging on to Karzamoff's back as he tries to escape.
Bruzinski tries to keep control of the position but Karzamoff is staying busy.
Karzamoff defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bruzinski's arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Karzamoff controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bruzinski trying to control momentarily.
Karzamoff rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karzamoff throws a right hand that Bruzinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruzinski also avoids with ease.
Bruzinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruzinski connects with a solid leg kick.
Karzamoff lands a jab to the nose.
Bruzinski misses with a low kick.
Bruzinski doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Karzamoff to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruzinski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karzamoff.
Karzamoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruzinski manages to avoid it.
Bruzinski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karzamoff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruzinski is looking to chop away at Karzamoff's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Karzamoff goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Karzamoff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karzamoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruzinski clinches but Karzamoff breaks the clinch
and Karzamoff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Bruzinski trying to control but Karzamoff postures up.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet.
Bruzinski trying to control from the bottom.
Karzamoff prevents Bruzinski from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Karzamoff dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Bruzinski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
No joy there for Bruzinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karzamoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karzamoff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bruzinski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Karzamoff sprawls well initially but Bruzinski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Karzamoff kicks Bruzinski off and gets back to his feet.
Bruzinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruzinski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruzinski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karzamoff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick which misses Karzamoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Karzamoff tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruzinski.
Karzamoff is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bruzinski misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzinski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Karzamoff pushes Bruzinski off looking to stand but Bruzinski dives back in and keeps control.
Bruzinski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bruzinski is looking to advance position but Karzamoff won't allow it.
Karzamoff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruzinski prevents Karzamoff from standing back up.
Bruzinski is keen to just control but Karzamoff is a slippery customer.
Bruzinski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bruzinski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bruzinski thows a leg kick but Karzamoff checks it
and Karzamoff counters with a nice uppercut.
Karzamoff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bruzinski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karzamoff counters with a two punch combo.
Sergei Karzamoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karzamoff throws a hook to the side of Bruzinski's head but Bruzinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruzinski.
Bruzinski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karzamoff fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Bruzinski misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski scoring well with a low kick there.
Horrible takedown by Bruzinski or perhaps it was just good defense by Karzamoff which made him look bad.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karzamoff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karzamoff throws a sloppy head kick and Bruzinski moves out of range easily.
Bruzinski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A clash of legs there as Karzamoff blocks the low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruzinski. That's going to slow Karzamoff down.
Karzamoff thows a leg kick but Bruzinski checks it
and Bruzinski counters with a leg kick.
Bruzinski is looking to slow Karzamoff down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick that misses.
Karzamoff misses with a few strikes there.
Karzamoff shoots in and drives through. Bruzinski sprawls well.
Bruzinski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bruzinski wants to pass the guard but Karzamoff is keeping the position.
Karzamoff keeping moving, preventing Bruzinski from controlling successfully.
Vladimir Bruzinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruzinski passes Karzamoff's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Bruzinski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karzamoff 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:49
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Karzamoff!
Sergei Karzamoff is the new welterweight champion!
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