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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov has chosen Love the way you hate me. as his entrance music. Eddie Chandler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Volkov connects with the punch.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown but Volkov shows good takedown defense.
Chandler gets tackled into the cage by Volkov. Volkov maintains the clinch.
Chandler is trying to pull guard but Volkov has him pressed against the cage.
Chandler is trying to pull guard but Volkov has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler jumps guard but Volkov stands there with Chandler around his waist. Chandler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Volkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chandler tries to keep at a distance but Volkov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chandler takes an elbow to the temple.
Volkov is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler jumps guard but Volkov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Volkov tries a knee to the head but Chandler blocks it.
Chandler tries to pull guard but Volkov holds him up against the cage and eventually Chandler drops back down to his feet.
Chandler tries to pull guard but Volkov holds him up against the cage and eventually Chandler drops back down to his feet.
Chandler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Volkov to keep the fight standing.
Chandler decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Chandler is retaining full guard.
Volkov is stalling in the full guard.
Chandler throws his legs up looking for a submission but Volkov uses it to pass to side control.
Chandler tries to bench press Volkov off him but Volkov keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Volkov taking a breather here.
Volkov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Volkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chandler keeps working.
Chandler regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Volkov pulls his head out easily.
Chandler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Volkov pulls his head out easily.
Chandler is breathing heavily.
Volkov controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler actively working from the bottom here.
Volkov wants to get back to his feet.
Chandler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Volkov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chandler is trying to get back to full guard.
Chandler actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Chandler controls his leg.
Chandler flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Volkov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Volkov wants to stand up but Chandler is controlling the position.
Volkov controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Viktor Volkov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Volkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Volkov dominated that round.
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.
A lazy left from Volkov finds it's target.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Volkov as he jumps to the side.
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Volkov clinches up with Chandler and pushes him back against the cage.
Chandler is trying to pull guard but Volkov has him pressed against the cage.
Chandler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Volkov smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov looks to land a combination but Chandler avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler shoots in looking for a takedown but Volkov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chandler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chandler fails with the takedown
and Volkov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chandler is trying to pull guard but Volkov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chandler is trying to pull guard but Volkov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chandler successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Volkov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chandler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Viktor Volkov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Volkov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chandler sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov won't allow Chandler to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is working hard here to advance position.
Chandler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Volkov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Volkov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chandler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Volkov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Volkov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Volkov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler working for a triangle but Volkov defends it easily.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Chandler keeps moving.
Volkov stays in close to Chandler's body and controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov stands and steps away. Chandler gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Volkov closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chandler gets caught flat footed, as Volkov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chandler will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Chandler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viktor Volkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Volkov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chandler looking for a sweep. Not yet Chandler, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chandler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Volkov stands and throws Chandler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chandler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Volkov trying to control the action but Chandler is working from the bottom.
Volkov working the ground and pound.
Chandler is looking for a sweep.
Volkov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chandler is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volkov gets to mount! Chandler was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Chandler is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is bucking up trying to escape but Volkov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chandler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Volkov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chandler is looking to get to half guard.
Volkov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chandler looks a forlorn figure.
Chandler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler tries to roll over but Volkov keeps him under control.
Volkov controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler looking for submissions off his back.
Chandler tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Chandler tries to get to full guard but Volkov has control of the leg.
Volkov controlling the action here.
Volkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chandler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Viktor Volkov.
Chandler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Volkov tries to avoid it but Chandler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Volkov to the ground. Volkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eddie Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viktor Volkov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov closes the distance and pushes Chandler back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Volkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Volkov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Volkov!
Viktor Volkov looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to thank all my coaches and training partners for helping me train for fight. They make this possible..'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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