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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Przepiorka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cristiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Przepiorka!
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, Chris Cristiano!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristiano shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Przepiorka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Przepiorka striking off his back but it's not causing Cristiano any problems.
Przepiorka has his foot on Cristiano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cristiano works his way back into a safe position though.
Przepiorka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Przepiorka tries to get out of the position.
Cristiano content to stall in guard here.
Cristiano trying to control but Przepiorka is working from the bottom.
Przepiorka being controlled here, momentarily.
Przepiorka looking for a guillotine here but Cristiano defends easily.
Przepiorka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cristiano is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Przepiorka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cristiano manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristiano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Przepiorka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Przepiorka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cristiano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Przepiorka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cristiano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Przepiorka advances position into side control!
Przepiorka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cristiano defending against the ground and pound.
Cristiano is looking to regain half guard here but Przepiorka keeps moving and retains side control.
An elbow from Przepiorka crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Przepiorka working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cristiano dodges the ground and pound from Przepiorka.
Cristiano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Przepiorka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Przepiorka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Przepiorka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cristiano has escaped the position, nice work there.
Przepiorka tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cristiano tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Przepiorka is trying to get an arm triangle but Cristiano is defending well.
Cristiano tries to bench press Przepiorka off him but Przepiorka keeps the position.
Przepiorka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Przepiorka is breathing heavily.
Cristiano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cristiano gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cristiano tries to roll over but Przepiorka keeps him under control.
Cristiano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Przepiorka is working away from the top position though.
Przepiorka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cristiano defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cristiano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Przepiorka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cristiano's head.
Cristiano trying to hold on to Przepiorka's head to control him but Przepiorka postures up.
Przepiorka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Przepiorka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cristiano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Przepiorka.
Cristiano tries to get to full guard but Przepiorka has control of the leg.
Przepiorka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Przepiorka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cristiano defending well though.
Cristiano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Przepiorka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Przepiorka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cristiano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Przepiorka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Przepiorka sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Przepiorka tries to get to full guard but Cristiano has control of the leg.
Cristiano wants to control but Przepiorka is keeping him busy.
Cristiano sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Przepiorka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cristiano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Przepiorka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Przepiorka works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cristiano looking to pass the guard.
Przepiorka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cristiano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cristiano is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Przepiorka doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cristiano is breathing heavily.
Cristiano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cristiano sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Przepiorka keeping full guard, as Cristiano tries to pass.
Przepiorka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cristiano is aware though and is defending well.
Cristiano tries to free his leg and advance position but Przepiorka is retaining full guard.
Cristiano trying to control the position from guard on top but Przepiorka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Przepiorka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Przepiorka wants to pass the guard but Cristiano is defending well.
Przepiorka seems to be looking for submissions.
Cristiano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Przepiorka pulls his head out easily.
Cristiano is looking to control Przepiorka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cristiano avoid being mounted?
Przepiorka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Przepiorka working Cristiano over with strikes.
Przepiorka is working for a kimura but Cristiano is defending it quite comfortably.
Przepiorka passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Przepiorka throwing strikes here but Cristiano is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Przepiorka landing shots from mount.
Przepiorka with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
A nice elbow there by Przepiorka.
Przepiorka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Przepiorka has control of Cristiano's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cristiano regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cristiano is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Przepiorka thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cristiano working to try and regain half guard.
Przepiorka working for a submission but Cristiano is keeping him at bay.
Cristiano wants to hold on but Przepiorka pushes him away.
Przepiorka with the ground and pound from mount.
Cristiano tries to hold on but Przepiorka pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Przepiorka working for a submission but Cristiano is keeping him at bay.
Cristiano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Przepiorka dominated that second round.
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!
Przepiorka feints and as Cristiano raises his hands in defense, Przepiorka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cristiano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Przepiorka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Przepiorka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Przepiorka wants to pass the guard but Cristiano is keeping the position.
Cristiano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cristiano tries to strike from the bottom.
Cristiano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cristiano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Przepiorka.
Cristiano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Przepiorka is looking to work some ground and pound but Cristiano has wrist control.
Przepiorka passes Cristiano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Przepiorka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cristiano can do to turn this around?
Cristiano is looking to improve his position.
Przepiorka wants to pass to mount but Cristiano is defending the position.
Cristiano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Przepiorka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cristiano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Przepiorka is looking to advance position but Cristiano won't allow it.
Przepiorka throwing shots but Cristiano is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Przepiorka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Przepiorka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cristiano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Przepiorka.
Piotr Przepiorka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Przepiorka is working for a submission of some sort.
Przepiorka thows a huge punch but Cristiano dodges it nicely.
Przepiorka wants to work for an arm triangle but Cristiano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cristiano trying to hold on to Przepiorka's head to control him but Przepiorka postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cristiano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Przepiorka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristiano trying to hold on to Przepiorka's head to control him but Przepiorka postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cristiano gets caught napping as Przepiorka dives in and scores a takedown. Cristiano manages to retain guard.
Przepiorka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Przepiorka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Przepiorka advances to half guard.
Przepiorka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cristiano on the ground.
Cristiano is trying to control but can't.
Przepiorka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Przepiorka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cristiano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Przepiorka.
Przepiorka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristiano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cristiano.
Przepiorka preventing the sweep.
Przepiorka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cristiano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Przepiorka throwing strikes but missing.
Cristiano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Przepiorka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chris Cristiano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piotr Przepiorka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Przepiorka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Przepiorka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Przepiorka!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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