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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Von Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tymofei Deryabyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Von Dodson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Von Dodson!
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, Tymofei Deryabyn!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodson shoots and misses
and Deryabyn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dodson jumps guard but Deryabyn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Deryabyn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Deryabyn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dodson throws a strike but Deryabyn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Deryabyn wants to control from the top but Dodson keeps moving.
Deryabyn looking to pass the guard.
Dodson wants to stand and escape but Deryabyn is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deryabyn trying to control but Dodson is working from the bottom.
Deryabyn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Deryabyn is controlling him.
Deryabyn stays in close to Dodson's body and controls the position.
Dodson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dodson is on top in guard.
Dodson is in close to Deryabyn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Deryabyn has Dodson pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson with a nice head shot there.
Deryabyn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dodson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Von Dodson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deryabyn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Deryabyn tries to pass to full mount but Dodson defends it.
Dodson is looking to improve his position.
Deryabyn is working for a kimura but Dodson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deryabyn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dodson is doing well to control the position and prevent Deryabyn from advancing to side control.
Dodson is trying to control but can't.
Deryabyn prevents Dodson from standing back up.
Dodson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dodson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Deryabyn wants to control from the top but Dodson keeps moving.
Dodson wants to stand but Deryabyn is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Deryabyn wants to control from the top but Dodson keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dodson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Deryabyn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dodson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Deryabyn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deryabyn wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deryabyn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dodson's guard.
Deryabyn looks winded!
Deryabyn postures up and lands a big shot to Dodson's brow.
Dodson wants to get back to his feet but Deryabyn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tymofei Deryabyn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dodson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Deryabyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Deryabyn with that takedown attempt.
Deryabyn darts in and clinches Dodson up against the cage.
Deryabyn breaks the clinch.
Dodson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Deryabyn is trying to defend but Dodson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deryabyn wants to get back to full guard.
Dodson lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson working over Deryabyn with some ground and pound. Deryabyn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dodson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tymofei Deryabyn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dodson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Deryabyn defending well though.
Deryabyn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dodson is thwarting Deryabyn's attempts to control the position.
Dodson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Deryabyn is trying to get back to full guard.
Dodson looks to land a strike but Deryabyn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Deryabyn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dodson's guard.
Deryabyn is breathing heavily.
Dodson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Deryabyn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dodson is proving hard to escape from.
Dodson controls Deryabyn momentarily but Deryabyn frees himself.
Dodson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dodson kicks Deryabyn off and gets to his feet.
Dodson shoots for a double leg takedown but Deryabyn sprawls well. He's pushed Dodson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Deryabyn.
Deryabyn stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Von Dodson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deryabyn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deryabyn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Deryabyn drags the fight down to the ground.
Deryabyn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deryabyn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Deryabyn has momentary wrist control but Dodson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deryabyn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Deryabyn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deryabyn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dodson is controlling him.
Dodson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Deryabyn's head.
Dodson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Deryabyn's head.
Dodson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dodson is in close to Deryabyn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deryabyn is trying to keep Dodson in close.
Dodson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Von Dodson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dodson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dodson wants it to stay on the feet.
Deryabyn throws a sloppy head kick and Dodson moves out of range easily.
Von Dodson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deryabyn shoots in for a takedown but Dodson shows good takedown defense.
Dodson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dodson lands with a punch from half guard.
Dodson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dodson throwing shots but Deryabyn is blocking nicely.
Deryabyn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dodson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dodson decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Deryabyn avoids it really well and circles away.
Deryabyn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dodson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Deryabyn avoids it really well and circles away.
Dodson dives in for a single leg takedown but Deryabyn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Von Dodson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dodson shoots in for a double leg but Deryabyn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Deryabyn wants to counter the offense by Dodson and move into the clinch position.
Dodson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deryabyn.
Deryabyn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dodson to the ground. Deryabyn is now in Dodson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson pushes Deryabyn off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Deryabyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dodson moves away.
Tymofei Deryabyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deryabyn throws a head kick that misses
and Dodson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dodson darts in looking for a takedown but Deryabyn gets double underhooks and turns Dodson into the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dodson.
Deryabyn throws out a leg kick but Dodson moves out of range and Deryabyn only half commits.
It looked like Dodson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dodson or perhaps it was just good defense by Deryabyn, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson fails with the takedown.
Tymofei Deryabyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dodson throws a shot from downtown. Deryabyn moves away and avoids it.
Dodson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dodson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Deryabyn is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deryabyn keeps trying to improve his position.
Deryabyn is trying to control Dodson's posture but Dodson avoids it.
Dodson in side control, throwing shots but Deryabyn defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson decides to stand back up. Dodson steps back and let's Deryabyn get back to his feet.
Dodson shoots in but no luck this time.
Deryabyn throws a big counter head kick but Dodson avoids it with no problem.
Deryabyn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deryabyn is trying to break free.
Dodson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Deryabyn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Deryabyn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dodson uses from the top position.
Dodson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Von Dodson.
I think Dodson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Von Dodson!
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