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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Dande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Murenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Dande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Murenov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dande stalks Murenov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murenov's face. Murenov staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murenov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murenov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dande manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dande circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murenov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dande gets a clinch.
Murenov takes a shot to the head.
Dande gets through Murenov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murenov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dande working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That has opened up Kirill Murenov's cut even more.
Murenov looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dande is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dande lands a left hand.
Murenov looking for a takedown.
James Dande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Murenov.
Dande is pushing Murenov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murenov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dande is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dande controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Dande on the inside.
Dande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dande scores with a shoulder strike.
Dande lands a hook that snaps the head of Murenov backwards.
Murenov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dande lands a shoulder strike.
Dande lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dande.
Murenov takes a shot to the head.
Murenov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Murenov looks gassed!
Dande lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The cut above Kirill Murenov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dande prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dande stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dande prevents the takedown attempt.
Dande lands with a short shot to the head.
Murenov wants a takedown.
Dande content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murenov goes for a takedown attempt but Dande pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murenov gets caught flat footed, as Dande shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dande gets to his feet. Murenov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Murenov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dande counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Murenov.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dande.
Dande scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dande stands up.
Dande gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dande lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Murenov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dande avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murenov backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dande - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dande is pressed up against the cage. Murenov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dande down to the mat. Dande avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dande moves into the clinch.
Dande stalling in the clinch.
Dande gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A short left from Dande.
Dande effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Dande.
Murenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dande closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murenov circles away.
Kirill Murenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murenov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dande displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murenov.
Dande gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murenov takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirill Murenov's cut.
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.
Murenov dives in and grabs Dande's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dande pushes down on Murenov's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Dande as Murenov shoots in.
Dande clinches up with Murenov and pushes him back against the cage.
Dande blocks an elbow strike from Murenov.
Murenov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dande is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
James Dande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Murenov.
Dande avoiding damage.
Dande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murenov backwards.
Murenov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dande gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Murenov is looking for a takedown.
Dande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murenov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dande just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murenov is breathing heavily.
Dande content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dande gets through Murenov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murenov goes for a takedown attempt but Dande pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dande scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dande fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murenov, pushing him back against the cage.
Dande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dande effectively controlling the action here.
Murenov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dande pushes Murenov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dande stalls.
Dande lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dande'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.
Murenov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dande lands a shoulder strike.
Murenov being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Dande.
Murenov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dande blocks a head kick by Murenov.
Dande moves into the clinch successfully.
Murenov has a couple of punches blocked by Dande.
Dande manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James Dande has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murenov misses with a punch on the inside.
Murenov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dande prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dande effectively controlling the action here.
Dande seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Murenov fails to pull guard.
Dande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dande is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murenov can do to turn this around?
Dande softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dande lands with a right to the head.
Dande'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 four minutes gone in the round.
Murenov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dande walks away with a smile on his face. Murenov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Murenov tries a head kick but it misses.
Dande lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dande shoots in and drives through. Murenov sprawls well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murenov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dande lands with a right to the head.
Dande leaning against his opponent.
Murenov is trying to break the clinch but Dande has him pressed against the cage.
Murenov letting Dande take a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Dande.
Dande is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Dande on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dande dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kirill Murenov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dande connects with a nice looking jab.
Murenov throws a nice head kick!
Murenov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dande as he avoids it easily.
Dande closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Murenov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dande working Murenov over with strikes.
Dande is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dande drops an elbow to the side of Murenov's head.
Murenov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dande. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Dande.
Murenov is rocked!
Dande lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Murenov is still in real trouble! Can Dande finish him?
Dande working Murenov over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dande looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dande works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dande is landing with some decent strikes but Murenov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kirill Murenov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dande looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Murenov can't escape the position.
Dande putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dande is landing with some decent strikes but Murenov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dande unloading with bombs!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Dande! Murenov is hurt baaadly! Dande is firing away with more strikes - Murenov is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Dande!
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energy
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hype
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