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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Stranglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josefski Slabadavski (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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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Stranglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josefski Slabadavski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stranglov gets caught flat footed, as Slabadavski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Slabadavski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slabadavski wants to stand but Stranglov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Slabadavski throws a big right hand that misses.
Stranglov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stranglov pushes Slabadavski off and scrambles back to his feet.
Slabadavski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stranglov is looking for a sweep. Slabadavski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slabadavski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stranglov is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stranglov wants to improve his position but Slabadavski is controlling well.
Stranglov trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stranglov taking some punishment here, with Slabadavski in his half guard.
Slabadavski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slabadavski stops Stranglov from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slabadavski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slabadavski is trying to ground and pound but Stranglov uses the momentary lack of control by Slabadavski to regain half guard.
Stranglov tries to kick Slabadavski off but Slabadavski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Slabadavski lands with a punch from half guard.
Stranglov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Stranglov gets back to full guard.
Stranglov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stranglov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Slabadavski won't allow Stranglov to sweep him here.
Slabadavski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stranglov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slabadavski.
Slabadavski slips nicely into half guard.
Slabadavski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Slabadavski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slabadavski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slabadavski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stranglov tries to get to full guard but Slabadavski has control of the leg.
Slabadavski wants to control but Stranglov is keeping him busy.
Slabadavski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stranglov defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Stranglov moves in looking to clinch but Slabadavski pushes him off.
Slabadavski swats away the attempt to clinch by Stranglov.
Stranglov tries to clinch but Slabadavski is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slabadavski tries for a takedown but Stranglov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stranglov instigates a clinch.
Stranglov trying to land knees to the body.
Stranglov stalling.
Stranglov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stranglov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stranglov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stranglov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slabadavski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slabadavski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stranglov throws a nice head kick!
Stranglov tries to clinch but Slabadavski is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josefski Slabadavski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stranglov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stranglov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stranglov wants to clinch up but Slabadavski keeps it at a distance.
Slabadavski throws a nice looking combination but Stranglov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stranglov wants to clinch up but Slabadavski keeps it at a distance.
Slabadavski shoots for a double leg takedown but Stranglov sprawls well. He's pushed Slabadavski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stranglov misses with a combination
and Slabadavski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Slabadavski thows a huge punch but Stranglov dodges it nicely.
Stranglov won't allow Slabadavski to pass to mount.
Slabadavski winds up and cracks Stranglov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slabadavski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stranglov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slabadavski.
Slabadavski is breathing heavily.
Slabadavski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stranglov gets back to full guard.
Stranglov wants to stand up but Slabadavski is controlling him.
Slabadavski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slabadavski throwing strikes but missing.
Stranglov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slabadavski throws a strike but Stranglov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stranglov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stranglov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Slabadavski for as long as he can get away with.
Slabadavski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stranglov's guard.
Slabadavski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stranglov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slabadavski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slabadavski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stranglov trying to keep a closed guard but Slabadavski is proving a slippery customer.
Slabadavski prevents Stranglov from getting back to his feet.
Slabadavski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stranglov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stranglov taking some punishment here, with Slabadavski in his half guard.
Slabadavski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stranglov defending well though.
Stranglov is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stranglov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stranglov working for a triangle but Slabadavski defends it easily.
Slabadavski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slabadavski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slabadavski throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slabadavski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stranglov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stranglov wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slabadavski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Slabadavski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slabadavski fails with a takedown attempt.
Stranglov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stranglov tries to close the distance and clinch but Slabadavski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stranglov throws a wild body kick that Slabadavski sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josefski Slabadavski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stranglov tries to clinch up
and Slabadavski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Josefski Slabadavski has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slabadavski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stranglov is trying to control the position but Slabadavski postures up.
Slabadavski is looking to work some ground and pound but Stranglov has wrist control.
Slabadavski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slabadavski throws and elbow that misses. Stranglov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slabadavski's guard. Nice move by Stranglov!
Slabadavski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slabadavski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stranglov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slabadavski is keeping the position for now.
Stranglov wants to get up but he can't break Slabadavski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute 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.
Stranglov tries to clinch but Slabadavski moves out of range.
Slabadavski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stranglov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Slabadavski is controlling him well.
Stranglov is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Slabadavski seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Slabadavski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Slabadavski lands some shots froms side control.
Slabadavski working the strikes but Stranglov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Slabadavski wants to free his trapped foot but Stranglov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Slabadavski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stranglov is pressing down on Slabadavski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stranglov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Slabadavski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slabadavski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slabadavski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Slabadavski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stranglov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slabadavski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Slabadavski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stranglov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stranglov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Slabadavski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stranglov taking a bit of punishment here - Slabadavski scoring with strikes.
Slabadavski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stranglov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Slabadavski working the ground and pound.
Slabadavski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stranglov keeps working.
Stranglov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Slabadavski off and has taken his back!
Stranglov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Slabadavski is defending well though. Stranglov let's go of the attempt for now.
Stranglov is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Stranglov doesn't have the hooks in and Slabadavski manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stranglov trying to keep a closed guard but Slabadavski is proving a slippery customer.
Stranglov has his hands on Slabadavski's head, controlling the position.
Stranglov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slabadavski is controlling him.
Slabadavski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slabadavski throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stranglov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stranglov in particular looking to stall.
Slabadavski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josefski Slabadavski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slabadavski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Josefski Slabadavski!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Josefski Slabadavski!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Josefski Slabadavski!
Josefski Slabadavski wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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