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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Vex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaidee Praphasirirat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
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232 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Vex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaidee Praphasirirat!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vex drives through with a takedown into guard.
Praphasirirat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Praphasirirat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vex throws an elbow that misses. Praphasirirat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vex's guard. Nice move by Praphasirirat!
Vex is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vex tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Praphasirirat prevents Vex from getting back to his feet.
Praphasirirat preventing the sweep.
Praphasirirat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Praphasirirat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vex has closed the distance and engaged Praphasirirat in a clinch.
Praphasirirat has Vex pressed against the cage.
Vex stalling in the clinch but Praphasirirat improves position.
Vex looking for a takedown.
Vex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vex managing to block the knees to the body from Praphasirirat.
Vex has had enough of the clinch but Praphasirirat keeps him there for the moment.
Vex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vex tries to break free but Praphasirirat pushes him back against the cage.
Vex drops down looking for an ankle pick but Praphasirirat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vex swats away the attempt to clinch by Praphasirirat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vex gets a clinch.
Vex is trying to force a seperation but Praphasirirat has the dominant position.
Vex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Praphasirirat misses with a knee strike.
Praphasirirat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Praphasirirat backwards.
Praphasirirat lands an elbow that stopped Vex in his tracks for a moment.
Praphasirirat tries a knee to the head but Vex blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vex is looking to break free of the clinch but Praphasirirat has double underhooks.
Praphasirirat pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vex working hard to break the clinch.
Praphasirirat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vex letting Praphasirirat take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vex tries to stall but Praphasirirat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Praphasirirat looking to slow down the pace here.
Praphasirirat slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jaidee Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat tries to close the distance and clinch but Vex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Praphasirirat gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Praphasirirat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vex avoids it.
Vex is trying to break free.
Praphasirirat effectively controlling the action here.
Vex wants to get back to striking at distance but Praphasirirat won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Praphasirirat looking to stall.
Praphasirirat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vex is trying to pull guard but Praphasirirat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Vex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vex goes for a takedown attempt but Praphasirirat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vex misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Praphasirirat looks for a takedown but Vex sprawls well.
Vex instigates a clinch.
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 Vladimir Vex will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Vex or perhaps it was just good defense by Praphasirirat which made him look bad.
Praphasirirat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Praphasirirat slaps away a takedown attempt from Vex, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vex misses with a two punch combination.
Praphasirirat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vex.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Vex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vex looks for a takedown but Praphasirirat sprawls well.
Praphasirirat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vex shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vex misses with a takedown attempt - Praphasirirat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Praphasirirat rushes Vex and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Praphasirirat controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vex wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Praphasirirat obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vex tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Praphasirirat tries a knee to the head but Vex blocks it.
Praphasirirat working Vex over with knees to the body.
Vex takes an elbow to the temple.
Praphasirirat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Praphasirirat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vex is keeping busy.
Vex working hard to break the clinch.
Vex takes a knee to the side of the body.
Praphasirirat stops a takedown attempt from Vex.
Praphasirirat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vex wants to take the fight to the mat but Praphasirirat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vex goes for a takedown in the clinch but Praphasirirat prevents it.
Praphasirirat holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Praphasirirat prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Praphasirirat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Praphasirirat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Praphasirirat has him pressed against the cage.
Praphasirirat working Vex over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vex takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaidee Praphasirirat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Praphasirirat is pushing Vex up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vex takes a knee right on the jaw!
Praphasirirat stalling in the clinch.
Vex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Praphasirirat drives through and clinches with Vex against the cage.
Praphasirirat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Praphasirirat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jaidee Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch up.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch up.
Praphasirirat doesn't manage to clinch there - Vex circles away.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch up
and Vex cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch up but Vex circles away and keeps his distance.
Vex swats away the attempt to clinch by Praphasirirat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Praphasirirat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Praphasirirat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Praphasirirat lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Vladimir Vex has been cut.
Praphasirirat controlling the action here for a moment.
Vex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaidee Praphasirirat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Vex's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vex ducks under a wild hook from Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vex has a takedown stuffed.
Vex shoots for a double leg takedown but Praphasirirat sprawls well. He's pushed Vex's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Praphasirirat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vex counters with a three punch combo that has Praphasirirat backing up. Praphasirirat nods at Vex to acknowledge the strikes.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch but Vex moves out of range.
Praphasirirat forces Vex back against the cage and clinches.
Praphasirirat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Praphasirirat has Vex pressed against the cage, preventing Vex from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vex drops down looking for an ankle pick but Praphasirirat pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Vex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praphasirirat has Vex up against the cage in a clinch.
Vex is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Praphasirirat is trying to stall.
Vex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Praphasirirat has him pressed against the cage.
Praphasirirat crunches a lovely knee into Vex's ribcage.
Praphasirirat keeps control of Vex as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Praphasirirat tries to land knees in the clinch but Vex avoids the damage to the body.
Praphasirirat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vex up against the cage.
Vex lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat connects with a knee to the head.
Vex fails to pull guard.
Praphasirirat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vex is trying to force a seperation but Praphasirirat has the dominant position.
Praphasirirat is stalling here.
Vex has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Praphasirirat after a bit of a struggle.
Vex takes an elbow to the temple.
Praphasirirat tries a knee to the head but Vex blocks it.
Vex can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vex jumps guard but Praphasirirat turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Praphasirirat stalls.
Praphasirirat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vex lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat is pressed up against the cage. Vex has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Praphasirirat down to the mat. Praphasirirat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vex shoots for a takedown but Praphasirirat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Praphasirirat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Praphasirirat landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat scores a nice knee to the body.
Vex takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vex can't break the clinch.
Praphasirirat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jaidee Praphasirirat.
Nice sprawl there from Praphasirirat as Vex shoots in.
Praphasirirat is looking to clinch.
Praphasirirat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Praphasirirat taking a breather.
Vex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Praphasirirat trying to stall but Vex improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Praphasirirat has Vex pushed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaidee Praphasirirat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Praphasirirat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaidee Praphasirirat!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaidee Praphasirirat thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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