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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Chapel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Chapel !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chapel tries to keep at a distance but Dog has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dog ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dog no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chapel looking to pass the guard.
Dog is controlling Chapel 's posture.
Dog looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chapel is one step ahead there.
Chapel controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Chapel from controlling successfully.
Dog on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dog tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapel stands and steps away. Dog gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chapel is looking to clinch.
Chapel stuns Dog with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chapel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chapel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog.
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dog counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chapel 's knee momentarily.
Chapel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chapel gets a clinch.
Dog jumps guard and drags Chapel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Chapel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chapel trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like Chapel might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Chapel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dog is keeping the position for now.
Dog managing to control the position.
Chapel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chapel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chapel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dog is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dog holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog connects with a jab.
Chapel tries to clinch but Dog moves out of range.
A punch combination from Dog misses.
Chapel tries to clinch up.
Dog closes the distance and clinches.
Dog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dog scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dog fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chapel tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
Dog looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chapel wants to clinch.
Chapel walks into a straight right hand from Dog.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapel wants to clinch up but Dog keeps it at a distance.
Chapel closes the distance but Dog moves to the side
and Dog counters with a solid body kick.
Dog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dog seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chapel clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Chapel .
Chapel misses with a punch on the inside.
Chapel is trying to maintain a safe position but Dog gets an underhook and turns Chapel into the cage.
Chapel lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chapel letting Dog take a breather here.
Dog manages to break the clinch.
Chapel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Dog dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dog thuds his shin into the meat of Chapel 's side.
Chapel checks a low kick from Dog.
Chapel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chapel can do to turn this around?
Chapel tries to clinch up.
Chapel is looking to clinch.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chapel was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dog lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chapel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chapel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by Dog.
Dog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chapel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Dog misses
and Chapel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chapel tries to clinch up but Dog circles away and keeps his distance.
Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
Chapel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dog.
Chapel tries to clinch but Dog is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Dog blocks the low kick.
Big Dog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chapel tries to clinch there but Dog circles away.
Dog misses with a low kick.
Chapel tries to clinch but Dog moves out of range.
Dog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chapel rushes Dog and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chapel fails to land.
Chapel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chapel misses with some punches.
Dog breaks from the clinch.
Dog throws a series of punches but Chapel moves out of range.
Dog lands with a kick to the temple. Chapel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chapel avoids the body shot from Dog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Dog counters with a quick kick to the body but Chapel blocks it.
Dog moves into the clinch successfully.
Dog has hold of one of Chapel 's legs. Chapel is fighting the takedown attempt but Dog gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chapel wants to stand but Dog is controlling the position.
Chapel has control of Dog's left arm, preventing Dog from doing any damage.
Chapel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chapel is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Big Dog is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chapel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dog tried to counter with a leg kick but Chapel avoided it.
Chapel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chapel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dog, pushing him back against the cage.
Chapel is trying to maintain a safe position but Dog gets an underhook and turns Chapel into the cage.
Chapel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapel throws a head punch that misses.
Chapel misses with some punches.
Chapel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dog up against the cage.
Dog has Chapel pushed against the cage.
Chapel can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
Chapel working aggressively here.
Dog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chapel avoids it.
Dog can't get the takedown.
Dog is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chapel misses with a punch on the inside.
Chapel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dog tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chapel gets underhooks to prevent Dog's takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Chapel as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Dog dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chapel instigates a clinch.
Chapel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dog blocking some punches.
Chapel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog tries for a takedown but Chapel manages to get underhooks.
Dog tries to score a body lock takedown but Chapel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chapel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dog breaks from the clinch.
Chapel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog.
Chapel tries to clinch but Dog moves away
and Dog counters with a good low kick that Chapel was not able to check.
Chapel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chapel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dog looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chapel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dog swats away the attempt to clinch by Chapel .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog punishes Chapel 's body with a nice straight punch.
Chapel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dog will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chapel up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chapel fails to land.
Chapel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dog pulls guard successfully.
Chapel passes Dog's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dog is looking for a sweep. Chapel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog is working hard here to advance position.
Billy Chapel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chapel is looking to advance position but Dog won't allow it.
Dog regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dog pulls Chapel in close to prevent any damage.
Dog is working an open guard so Chapel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chapel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dog.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chapel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dog looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chapel darts in trying to clinch
and Dog counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dog is looking to wear down Chapel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chapel moves to clinch but Dog breaks away
and Dog counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dog gets tackled into the cage by Chapel . Chapel maintains the clinch.
Chapel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dog takes a swing at Chapel 's ribcage but misses.
Chapel raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chapel has managed to clinch.
Billy Chapel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dog as Chapel tries to tie him up.
Dog has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chapel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chapel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chapel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dog gets control of Chapel 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dog will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dog tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapel trying to move into half guard but instead Dog has managed to sweep!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chapel is on top in guard.
Chapel looking to pass the guard.
Big Dog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chapel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dog is trying to improve his position.
Chapel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dog can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Chapel .
I think Dog 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Dog!
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