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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pirozhkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurinov has chosen Autechre - Gantz Graf as his entrance music. Boris Yurinov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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173 cm
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146 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pirozhkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Yurinov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pirozhkov.
Pirozhkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pirozhkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pirozhkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yurinov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yurinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yurinov throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Yurinov.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but Pirozhkov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yurinov cracks the inside of Pirozhkov's front leg.
Yurinov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pirozhkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yurinov's waist but Yurinov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pirozhkov off to one side.
Yurinov looks to land a body kick but Pirozhkov moved away.
Pirozhkov checks the leg kick.
Yurinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pirozhkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yurinov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirozhkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pirozhkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurinov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pirozhkov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Pirozhkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pirozhkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yurinov sprawls well. Yurinov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pirozhkov gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Yurinov.
Pirozhkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pirozhkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pirozhkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but Pirozhkov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pirozhkov ducks under a wild hook from Yurinov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov wants to slow Pirozhkov down by chopping away at his legs.
Pirozhkov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yurinov looks to throw the jab but Pirozhkov is out of range.
Yurinov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yurinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yurinov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yurinov misses the shot to the body.
Pirozhkov drops his hands momentarily and Yurinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pirozhkov staying out of range there.
Yurinov with a hook.
Pirozhkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yurinov cracks Pirozhkov with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov looks to land a right hand but Yurinov moved out of range.
Boris Yurinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yurinov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yurinov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pirozhkov at a distance.
Yurinov lands with an overhand left.
Pirozhkov slips a jab from Yurinov.
Pirozhkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yurinov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pirozhkov checks a low kick from Yurinov.
Pirozhkov fails with a takedown attempt.
Pirozhkov moves out of range of the body kick from Yurinov.
Yurinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pirozhkov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov throws a looping overhand right but Pirozhkov ducks down to avoid it.
Yurinov lands a nice hook to Pirozhkov's body. Pirozhkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yurinov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yurinov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yurinov dips to his left and cracks Pirozhkov with an uppercut!
Pirozhkov shoots in for a takedown but Yurinov shows good takedown defense.
Yurinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pirozhkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Yurinov.
Pirozhkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yurinov circles away.
Pirozhkov takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yurinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pirozhkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yurinov misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yurinov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yurinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pirozhkov shoots for a takedown but Yurinov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yurinov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pirozhkov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yurinov lands a head kick. Pirozhkov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pirozhkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yurinov can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Yurinov misses.
Yurinov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pirozhkov.
Pirozhkov blocks a jab.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but Pirozhkov moved away.
Pirozhkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yurinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pirozhkov checks a leg kick nicely.
Pirozhkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yurinov. Yurinov obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirozhkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yurinov can pounce on him.
Yurinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice sprawl there from Yurinov as Pirozhkov shoots in.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yurinov.
Yurinov scores with a punch to the head.
Yurinov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pirozhkov counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Yurinov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yurinov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pirozhkov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pirozhkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yurinov sees it coming and defends easily.
Pirozhkov is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yurinov sees it coming and defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pirozhkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yurinov defends it well.
Pirozhkov wants to work for an arm triangle but Yurinov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yurinov is looking to improve his position.
Pirozhkov wants to pass to mount but Yurinov is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov trying to control the action but Yurinov is working from the bottom.
Pirozhkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yurinov tries to roll over but Pirozhkov keeps him under control.
Pirozhkov 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.
Pirozhkov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov is looking for a kimura but Yurinov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pirozhkov to get the leverage.
Pirozhkov stops Yurinov from getting back to his feet.
Pirozhkov is trying to control. Yurinov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pirozhkov seems to be working for a kimura but Yurinov defends the submission attempt.
Pirozhkov uses his free foot to push down on Yurinov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yurinov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pirozhkov goes for an armbar but Yurinov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Yurinov.
Pirozhkov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 Arthur Pirozhkov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Yurinov.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pirozhkov is defended easily by Yurinov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yurinov, right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pirozhkov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yurinov - the referee stops the clock and Pirozhkov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yurinov. Pirozhkov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slow jab from Yurinov misses its intended target.
Pirozhkov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yurinov throws a shot to the body.
Yurinov looks to throw the jab but Pirozhkov is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Pirozhkov.
Pirozhkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yurinov circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirozhkov shoots and misses
and Yurinov counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Pirozhkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pirozhkov shoots for a takedown but Yurinov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pirozhkov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yurinov throws a body punch but Pirozhkov moves out of range.
Yurinov misses with a body kick.
Yurinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pirozhkov is just out of range.
Yurinov thuds his right hand into Pirozhkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Pirozhkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pirozhkov walks into a jab.
Yurinov tries a low kick but Pirozhkov avoids it.
Pirozhkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yurinov throws a chopping leg kick but Pirozhkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That kick from Yurinov tenderised Pirozhkov's leg. Pirozhkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pirozhkov checks a low kick from Yurinov.
Pirozhkov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yurinov.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yurinov.
Yurinov misses with a straight right.
Yurinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pirozhkov manages to avoid it.
Yurinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yurinov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Yurinov misses.
Pirozhkov takes one to the chin there.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yurinov misses with a low kick.
Yurinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pirozhkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Yurinov.
Yurinov lands the left hand.
Yurinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yurinov throws a push kick but Pirozhkov slaps the foot to one side.
Yurinov throws a big shot that misses.
Yurinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pirozhkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pirozhkov shoots in for a double leg but Yurinov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yurinov misses with a left hand
and Pirozhkov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yurinov won't be happy with that.
Yurinov is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pirozhkov working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pirozhkov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Yurinov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Pirozhkov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Yurinov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Pirozhkov lets go of the hold and Yurinov can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arthur Pirozhkov!
Arthur Pirozhkov is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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