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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freeman Blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Vladimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimirov has chosen Pelageya & Darya Moroz - Walking through a field with a horse as his entrance music. 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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259 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
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240 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Freeman Blackford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Vladimirov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimirov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blackford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blackford shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vladimirov is trying to defend but Blackford finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blackford not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vladimirov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blackford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vladimirov's head.
Vladimirov has his hands clasped together around Blackford's back. He's all about the action.
Blackford is looking to stall here but Vladimirov recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimirov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vladimirov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vladimirov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blackford's guard.
Blackford working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vladimirov has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford trying to hold on to Vladimirov's head to control him but Vladimirov postures up.
Blackford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vladimirov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blackford keeps working.
Blackford actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov wants to stand up but Blackford is controlling the position.
Vladimirov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blackford wants to control but Vladimirov passes into side.
Blackford manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov prevents Blackford from improving his position.
Vladimirov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blackford wants to control but Vladimirov passes into side.
Blackford is trying to improve his position.
Vladimirov controlling the position from side mount.
Vladimirov gets to mount! Blackford was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fedor Vladimirov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vladimirov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackford loads up on a big right hand but Vladimirov slips the punch.
Vladimirov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blackford throws a low kick but Vladimirov moves out of range easily.
Vladimirov throws a right and a left that Blackford avoids nicely.
Vladimirov swinging wildly here.
Vladimirov dips to his left and cracks Blackford with an uppercut!
Blackford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vladimirov.
Vladimirov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vladimirov swinging wildly here.
Blackford lands a nice hook to Vladimirov's body. Vladimirov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimirov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vladimirov walks into a jab.
Vladimirov throws a big shot that misses.
Vladimirov ducks under a wild hook from Blackford.
Vladimirov fails to land with a series of punches.
Vladimirov misses with a straight right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blackford. Vladimirov shrugs it off though.
A punch lands to the side of Vladimirov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vladimirov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackford.
Blackford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blackford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blackford scoring well with a low kick there.
Blackford throws a hook but Vladimirov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackford scoring well with a low kick there.
Vladimirov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blackford looks to score with a jab to the body but Vladimirov is just out of range.
A lazy left from Blackford finds it's target.
Blackford is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vladimirov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blackford throws a hook but Vladimirov avoids it easily.
Vladimirov misses with a hook.
Vladimirov throws a series of punches but Blackford avoids them all with ease.
Blackford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vladimirov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blackford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice shot lands for Blackford.
Vladimirov is looking to chop away at Blackford's legs.
Vladimirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackford lands the left hand.
Blackford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vladimirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackford.
Nice uppercut lands for Blackford. That snapped Vladimirov's head back.
Vladimirov throws a front kick aimed at Blackford's knee but Blackford avoids it well.
Vladimirov cracks Blackford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vladimirov lands a two punch combo.
Vladimirov moves out of range as Blackford throws a body kick.
Fedor Vladimirov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vladimirov on the side of the head.
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!
Nice defenses there by Vladimirov.
Vladimirov takes one on the button.
Jab, jab by Blackford - just one landing.
Vladimirov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackford throws a hook but Vladimirov blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blackford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackford throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vladimirov slaps away a takedown attempt from Blackford, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vladimirov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackford misses with a looping right.
Vladimirov misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Vladimirov.
Vladimirov throws a wild body kick that Blackford sees coming a mile off.
Vladimirov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackford.
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 Freeman Blackford will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blackford throws an off balance right hand
and Vladimirov counters with a one-two to the body.
Blackford looks to land a left hand but Vladimirov moved out of range nicely.
Blackford cracks Vladimirov with an open hand slap.
Blackford is looking to chop away at Vladimirov's legs.
Vladimirov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blackford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Freeman Blackford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Vladimirov punishes Blackford's body with a nice straight punch.
Vladimirov misses with a body kick.
Blackford scores with a leg kick.
Vladimirov looks to throw the jab but Blackford is out of range.
Vladimirov misses with a few strikes there.
Vladimirov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blackford throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vladimirov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Blackford.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vladimirov.
Vladimirov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blackford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Vladimirov.
Sloppy strikes from Vladimirov. Those never looked like landing.
Vladimirov connects with a looping right hand.
Vladimirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackford.
Blackford misses with a lunging right hand
and Vladimirov counters with a three punch combo that has Blackford backing up. Blackford nods at Vladimirov to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vladimirov misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackford misses the target.
Vladimirov misses with a combination
and Blackford counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blackford.
Blackford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vladimirov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blackford.
Blackford looking to pass the guard.
Vladimirov keeping moving, preventing Blackford from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blackford manages to get himself to full guard.
Blackford looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vladimirov passes into half guard.
Blackford gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackford looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vladimirov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Blackford is looking for a sweep. Vladimirov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blackford looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Vladimirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vladimirov 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Vladimirov!
Fedor Vladimirov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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