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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Batraz Farniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robinson Crusoe (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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215 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Batraz Farniev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robinson Crusoe!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farniev feints and as Crusoe raises his hands in defense, Farniev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Farniev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Crusoe regains half guard, as Farniev was trying to land strikes.
Crusoe has hold of Farniev's hands but Farniev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crusoe taking some punishment here, with Farniev in his half guard.
Farniev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crusoe's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusoe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crusoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farniev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farniev looks to land a strike but Crusoe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Farniev throwing strikes from guard but Crusoe blocks nicely.
Farniev trying to control but Crusoe is working from the bottom.
Farniev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crusoe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farniev.
Farniev throws an elbow that misses. Crusoe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Farniev's guard. Nice move by Crusoe!
Crusoe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Farniev has control of Crusoe's left arm, preventing Crusoe from doing any damage.
Crusoe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Farniev throws a hook but Crusoe blocks it.
Crusoe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crusoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crusoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farniev.
Crusoe feints the counter takedown.
Farniev shoots in and gets a takedown into Crusoe's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farniev postures up and lands a big shot to Crusoe's brow.
Farniev is in close to Crusoe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farniev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crusoe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crusoe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crusoe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crusoe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Farniev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farniev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Farniev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Farniev looking to sit in guard and control but Crusoe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crusoe won't allow Farniev to sweep him here.
Crusoe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Farniev controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farniev is on top in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crusoe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Farniev defends it easily.
Crusoe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batraz Farniev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crusoe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Farniev.
Farniev throws a looping overhand right but Crusoe ducks down to avoid it.
Crusoe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Farniev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farniev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farniev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crusoe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farniev connects with a leg kick. Crusoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crusoe tries to sprawl but Farniev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Crusoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farniev.
Crusoe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farniev looks to land a strike but Crusoe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Farniev throws a strike but Crusoe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crusoe trying to control but Farniev is working from the bottom.
Crusoe stays in close to Farniev's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Farniev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crusoe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Farniev trying to control the position but Crusoe is working away.
Farniev misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Farniev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Farniev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Crusoe down.
Farniev trying to control the action but Crusoe is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farniev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Farniev working the body and head with strikes.
Farniev is looking to take a break and control but Crusoe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farniev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Crusoe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Farniev scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusoe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Crusoe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Farniev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crusoe keeps working.
Crusoe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Farniev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Crusoe is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farniev moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Crusoe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batraz Farniev dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Farniev shoots in and bounces Crusoe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Farniev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Farniev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusoe has an active guard here but Farniev has managed to pass into half guard.
Crusoe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Farniev scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farniev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Farniev throwing shots but Crusoe is blocking nicely.
Crusoe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farniev.
Farniev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crusoe can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Farniev there.
Farniev with the ground and pound but Crusoe uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Crusoe working for a triangle but Farniev defends it easily.
Farniev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Batraz Farniev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crusoe tries to get to full guard but Farniev has control of the leg.
Crusoe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Farniev throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Crusoe to regain full guard.
Farniev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crusoe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Farniev throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farniev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Farniev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crusoe looking for subs off his back but Farniev has passed one foot through into half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Farniev is looking to land body kicks.
Crusoe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Farniev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Farniev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Farniev scoring with punches and elbows.
Farniev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Farniev tries to score with some ground and pound. Crusoe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Farniev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farniev creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Crusoe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Farniev is looking to take a break and control but Crusoe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farniev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Crusoe down.
Farniev is looking to take a break and control but Crusoe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robinson Crusoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crusoe stops Farniev from passing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Batraz Farniev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farniev 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batraz Farniev!
A victorious Batraz Farniev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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